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Copa do Atlântico

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Copa do Atlântico
Organising body
Founded1956
Abolished1956; 68 years ago (1956)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams15
Last champions(None) [note 1]
Most successful club(s)(None)

The Copa do Atlântico was a football club competition held in 1956, also known as Copa Libertadores 1956. It was played in parallel to the 1956 Taça do Atlântico ("Copa del Atlántico" in Spanish), in which the national teams of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay participated.

The competition was organised by three bodies, Argentine, Brazilian and Uruguayan Football Associations, with five teams from each associations taking part of the tournament.[1] The Copa do Atlântico, along with South American Championship of Champions and Copa Aldao, was one of the predecessors of Copa Libertadores, which would be held for the first time in 1960.

Qualified teams

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Association Club Qualification method
Argentina Argentina River Plate 1956 Argentine Primera División champion
Lanús 1956 Primera División 2nd place
Boca Juniors 1956 Primera División 3rd place
Racing 1956 Primera División 4th place
San Lorenzo 1956 Primera División 8th place
Brazil Brazil São Paulo 1956 Torneio Rio – São Paulo champion
Santos 1956 Campeonato Paulista champion
Corinthians 1956 Campeonato Paulista 2nd place
Fluminense 1956 Campeonato Carioca 2nd place
America (RJ) 1956 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
Uruguay Uruguay Nacional 1956 Primera División Champion
Peñarol 1956 Primera División 2nd place
Defensor Sporting 1956 Primera División 4th place
Wanderers 1956 Primera División 5th place
Danubio 1956 Primera División 8th place

Tournament

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First stage

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Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
Lanús Argentina 5–1 Uruguay Defensor Sporting Gasómetro, Buenos Aires June 20
Wanderers Uruguay 2–1 Argentina San Lorenzo Centenario, Montevideo June 20
Nacional Uruguay 0–1 Brazil São Paulo Centenario, Montevideo June 23
Corinthians Brazil 2–2 Uruguay Danubio Pacaembu, São Paulo June 23
America (RJ) Brazil 2–1 Argentina Racing Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro June 23
Santos Brazil 4–0 Argentina River Plate Vila Belmiro, Santos June 24
Peñarol Uruguay 0–1 Argentina Boca Juniors Centenario, Montevideo June 24

Quarterfinals

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Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
São Paulo Brazil 3–1 Brazil America (RJ) Pacaembu, São Paulo June 30
Wanderers Uruguay 0–2 Argentina Lanús Centenario, Montevideo June 30
Boca Juniors Argentina 3–1 Brazil Fluminense Gasómetro, Buenos Aires July 1
Corinthians Brazil 4–3 Brazil Santos Pacaembu, São Paulo July 4

Semifinals

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Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
Boca Juniors Argentina 2–0 Argentina Lanús Gasómetro, Buenos Aires July 5
Corinthians Brazil 2–0 Brazil São Paulo Pacaembu, São Paulo July 7

Finals

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Three matches series, two never played, but one final was played, with Corinthians winning Boca Juniors by 3x2: [note 2]

Leg Club #1 Result Club #2 Venue Date
1 Corinthians Brazil 3 x 2 Argentina Boca Juniors July 19
2 Corinthians Brazil
Argentina Boca Juniors
3 Corinthians Brazil
Argentina Boca Juniors
Notes
  1. ^ Finals between Boca Juniors (Argentina) and Corinthians (Brazil) suspended and never re-schedulled.
  2. ^ The final between Boca Juniors and Corinthians was to be played as a "best-of-three" series; however, the second and third match were never played, with no champion crowned.[1][2]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
Argentina Lanús 5
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 1
Argentina Lanús 2
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 0
Uruguay Wanderers 2
Argentina San Lorenzo 1
Argentina Lanús 0
Argentina Boca Juniors 2
Argentina Boca Juniors 1
Uruguay Peñarol 0
Argentina Boca Juniors 3
Brazil Fluminense 1
???
???
Argentina Boca Juniors 2
Brazil Corinthians 3
Brazil São Paulo 1
Uruguay Nacional 0
Brazil São Paulo 3
Brazil América (RJ) 1
Brazil América (RJ) 2
Argentina Racing 1
Brazil São Paulo 0
Brazil Corinthians 2
Brazil Corinthians (p) 2
Uruguay Danubio 2
Brazil Corinthians 4
Brazil Santos 3
Brazil Santos 4
Argentina River Plate 0

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals
1
Brazil Paulo Pisaneschi Brazil Corinthians
3
Argentina José Borello Argentina Boca Juniors

References

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